> wrote in message
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> On Jul 9, 10:02 pm, "moriarty" > wrote:
>> "norman mailer-daemon" > wrote in message
>> ups.com...
>> > On Jul 9, 5:48 pm, lambertman > wrote:
>> >> On Jul 9, 4:02 pm, norman mailer-daemon > wrote:
>>
>> >> > Miller truck driver bursts into a restaurant rambling on about
>> >> > "$11.50
>> >> > for a hamburger...", goes into the kitchen and takes all of the
>> >> > Miller
>> >> > out of the fridge and drives off with it-- still rambling on about
>> >> > "This beer is about 'High Life'... "
>>
>> >> > So, this ad makes no sense on many levels.
>>
>> >> > - $11.50 is not a lot of money to pay for a burger in a nice
>> >> > restaurant.
>>
>> >> Nothing else you ever post is worth reading.
>>
>> > That's because you're a pseudo-intellectual.
>>
>> > Try and learn something for once in your life.
>>
>> > Who could possibly not figure out that this ad is based on a
>> > ridiculous premise?
>>
>> It's not based on a ridculous premise. The ad is meant to make fun of
>> $11.50 hamburgers at snooty restaurants. Miller High Life is cheap beer,
>> trying to position itself as wroking man's brew. Wealthier customers --
>> those who pay $11.50 for a burger -- aren't going to buy Miller; they
>> either drink wine or higher quality beer. So the ad targets the average
>> joe (truck driver!) by making fun of the yuppies, whom the driver thinks
>> don't deserve to drink Miller High Life (they're too pretentious).
>>
>> It's really pretty simple.
>
> Which is very odd because Miller High Life is a "premium" beer and
> only imports and microbrews are more expensive.

I do believe you have confused Miller with Michelob.

> Gimme a nice can 'a
> Rolling Rock any damn day baybee.

A fine choice on a hot day!

> And for the record, if you tried to sell me an $11.50 hamburger and it
> didn't come with a free lap dance from a college cheerleader, I'd
> probably shoot you in the eye.

Around here, the only place you wouldn't end up getting arrested is
McDonald's.